Milwaukee Brewers with contract options for 2022

Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports In a cruel twist of contract negotiations, the Brewers are locked in with their least productive outfielder while their most productive outfielder will likely find a home elsewhere in 2022.

After a down year in 2020, Avisaíl García had a major comeback year in 2021. This September, he logged enough at-bats across his two seasons with the Brewers to change his $12 million club option into a mutual option. By that point, García was already in an end-of-the-season, wear-and-tear-induced downturn. But he had been the outfield’s most consistent offensive contributor by a long shot.

With $55 million locked into an outfield that offensively did not produce (JBJ),…